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\ ELIJAIl 1 SPAULDING, OF BOUND BROOK, NEW JERsErAssIGNoR TO,TIII

1 IDEAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, or sAMn PLACE.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,825, dated January 9, 1900. Application filed August 28,1899. Serial No. 728,789. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern.- the exposed crank or handle whereby regis- Beit known thatl, ELIJAH F. SPAULDING, a tration is effected and exposure of the indicitizen of the United States, and a resident of cating-dru ms is secured also through the in- I Bound Brook, in the county of Somerset, and termediate mechanism effects the ringing of 5 State of New Jersey, have invented certain the bell or gong within the register-casing, new and useful Improvements-in Cash-Regissaid gong not sounding until registration has I ters,.of which the following is a specification. been effected. .I provide within the register i I 'The invention relates to improvements in means for locking the actuating or setting cash-registers; and it consists in the novel levers in the position. into which they may 66 :o'features,structure, and combinationsof parts be moved until the registration has been ethereinafter described and claimed. fected and the exposed crank or handle has In accordance with my present invention been returned. to its initial normal position, the operator moves the exposed actuating or and I also provide means to compel the opersetting levers along the lines of numerals proator to always give the said exposed crank or i5 vided upon the front face of the register-cas handle its full movement from its initial noring for the purpose of setting certain interior mal position to the stop limiting its throw segments into proper operative relation to the and then back to its first or initial position. registering mechanism, and thereafter the The register easing is provided withasultoperator, by moving an exposed crank orhanable cash-drawer, a locking device for lock- 70 2o dle, places the gearing of the registering ing'the drawer in its closed position, and a I j,- m'echanism into direct engagement with said spring for driving said drawer into an open i segments and effects the movement of said position upon the release of the said locking .segments to their normal position, whereby device. j said segments are caused to operate theregis- The nature of the invention and satisfactory '25 tering mechanism to the extent desired and means for carrying the same into effect are governed by the position given to said se described in full' hereinafter and are illusments by the said actuating or setting levers. trated in the accompanying drawings, in

Theaforesaid segments are free on their shaft which-- and, under the influence of springs, automat- Figure l is a front elevation of a cash-reg- 8o 30 ically follow the said actuating or setting istei' 'constructed in accordance with and emlevers as the same are moved upward along bod ying the invention. Fig. 2 is an end view 7, the lines of numerals provided upon the front of same and illustrates the exposed crank or face of the register-casing. 'lhe upward niohandle by which registration and indication tion of the actuating or setting levers not only are effected in its normal uprightposition by 35 sets the aforesaid segments, but also, through full lines and in its lower horizontal position intermediate mechanism, sets the indicating by dotted lines, said crank or handle when cylinders or drums, the latter-at such time registration and indication are desired being being concealed behind a movable shutter. pulled from its normaluprightposition shown The downward pull on the crank or handle by full lines to its lower horizontal position 0 for effecting the operation of the registering indicated by the dotted lines. Fig. 3 isacenmechanism sets in motion the means for eletral vertical longitudinal section through the vating the shutter, whereby upon the regiscasing and cash-drawer of the register and tration having been effected the indicating illustrates the interior mechanism of the regcylindersor-drumsare exposed. Theupward ister in an end view. Fig. 4 is'a front eleva- 45 motion of .theactnating or setting levers, tion of the interior mechanism of the regiswhile effecting the rotation of the indicating ter, the register-casing being omitted and the f cylinders or drums, is incapable of moving shutter for the indicating drums or cylinders the shutter which conceals said cylinders or being indicated in its closed position by dot- 1 .drums, said cylinders or drums only having" ted lines. Fig. 5 is an enlarged front eleva- 50 their indicating-numerals exposed upon regtion, partly broken away and partly in' secistration being effected. The movement of tion, of two of the indicating cylinders or BEST-AVAILABLE c dicated in its closed position by dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same on the dotted line 6 6 of Fig. 5 and illustrates the shutter in its closed position by full lines and in its open position by dotted lines. Fig. 7 is an enlarged front elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, of a portion of the registering mechanism. Fig. 8 is an end view of same, the side of the casing being omitted and the exposedcrank or handle being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 9

is a detached front elevation of 'a portion of the registering mechanism. Fig. 10 is a vertical section of same on the dotted line lO 10 of Fig. 7. Fig. 11 isa vertical sectional view through a portion of the register on the dotted line 11 11 of Fig. 4' and shows more particularly the parts cooperating withthe total 7 izing-whccls for carrying from one of said wheels to the other thereof. Fig. 12 is a front view of same, one of the totalizing-wheels being indicated by full lines and the other by dotted lines.- Fig. 13 is an end elevation, partly broken away, of a portion of the inte-i rior mechanism of the register, this figm-e-' illustrating more particularly the means for locking the actuating or setting levers in any of their given positions and there maintainingthem until the exposed crank or handle has made its full downward motion and then returned toits upper or initial'position.' Fig. 14 is a front view, partly broken away and partly in section, of same, the section being on the dotted line l4 l4 of'Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is a detached elevation of three cooperative plates which form 'a partof the register mechanism, and they are identified by reference numerals hereinafter. Fig. 16 is a topviewof a frame forming a part of the mechanism for carrying from one register-wheel to another-say from the units-of-cents wheel to the tens-of cents wheel. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of same. Fig. 13 corresponds with Figs. 16 and 17 and shows a top view andside elevation of a frame forming a part of the mechanism for carrying from the tensof-dollars-registeringwheel to thefirst adjaccnt totalizing-wheel. Fig. 19 is a side elevation of a lever forming a part of the mechanism for carrying from the first to the second totalizing-wheel. Figs. 20 to 29, inclusive, illustrate a m odified form of that'pon tion of the register mechanism actuated by ,the' exposed crank or handle for tripping the intermediate connections and restoring the registering-wheels and their shaft to their n pper position, Fig. 20 being an end view, partly in section, of same; Fig. 21, arear elevation of same; Fig. 22, an end view of same corresponding with Fig. 20, but having some of the parts omitted; Fig. 23, a .rear elevation of same; Figs. 24 and 25, detached elevations of two cobperative partsof same and identified hereinafter by reference-numerals. Fig. 26 is another end view of same, certain parts being omitted. Fig. 27is a rear elevation, partly in section, of same; and Figs. 28 and 29 are detached elevations of parts of same and iden- 7o tified hereinafter by reference-numerals.

In the drawings, 30 designates the exterior shell or casing of the register, 31. the cashdrawer, and 32 the spring,which is compressed during the closing of the cash-drawer and which when the cash-drawer is released from its locking device's drives said drawer to its open position.

The actuating or setting levers are designated by the numeral 33, and these levers extend frontward through slots 34, formed in the front plate 35 of the register, which plate is furnished with the columns of numerals 36, ranging from O. to 9, inclusive, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The slots 34 are provided in the front face 35 of the register-casing to admit of the movementof the actuating-levers 33 along the sides of the columns of unmerals 36, and at the inner side of the front face 35 are provided the rigidly-secured recessed bars 37, (see Fig. 3,) which coact with therollers 38 and links 39 to create sufficient frictionandresistance to enable the operator to properly control the actuating-levers 33 during the m'o'tioirof the latter. The links 39 5 are pivoted to the actuating-levers 33 and carry the said rollers 38, and said links 39 and rollers 38 are given a constant pressure toward the bars 37 by means of tire-springs 40, (see Fig. 3,) flexed against saitl'links 39. The recesses formed in the bars 3'7are in line with the individual numeral sof the columns of numerals 36 on the fro tace 35 of the register-casing, and said r cesses are adapted to receive the said roller-s38 and'to aid in re r05 taining'the levers 33 in any of their various positions along the line of the slots 34. l

The spring-pressed roll is 38 and recessed, bars '37 yieldingly resist t 'e motion of the ac tuating-levers 33 and serve to retain said 1e! 10 vers in any position along the slots 34 to whichg 5 they may be moved. The initial position if the actuating-levers 33 is at the lower end of the slots 34, as indicated at the left-hand por tion of Fig. 1, and when" it is desired to regis- I15 ter and indicate the, inount of a sale the said levers (one or more,'a's may be necessary) will be moved upward, b proper positions along the; line of said lots under the guidance of the columns/ofnumerals 36 on the front :20 plate .35.

The act uatingi'levcrs 33 during their upward motion per orm two main fnncti us, the 7 first being to s t" the" segments 41 and the second being, through .the vertical ra ks 42, to 12 5 actuate or set the indicating cyl' uters or drums 43. f

The segments 41 areloosely mounted upon the shaft 44 and automatically follow the actuating-levers 33 under the influence of the springs 45, (see Fig. 8,) whose lower forward end is secured to a rearwardly-extcnding arm 46, formed as a part of said segment 41. Each lever 33 is accompanied by a segment BEST AVAELABLE COP,

41, and each segment 41 is adapted to have I vers 33 the springs 55, in the absence of the an independent motion and is equipped with guiding and retaining bars 54, might yield. the spring 45, and its force is normally exerti sufificiently to let the teeth 51 of the rack-bars o edto pull downward on the rearwardly-ex- 42 pass outward from and slip over the teeth tending arm 46, so as to keep the segment 41 I of the pinion-wheels 52; but with the employin condition to automatically follow the lever I ment of the guiding and retaining bar 54 in 33 when the latter is elevated. The segments 1 connection with the spring 55 the rack bar 42 41 are each formed with the laterally-extend is yieldingly held against the.pini0n-Wheel 75 ing lip 47, Fig. 8, which atfords a surface for l 52 :and is prevented under any sudden or :0 contactwith the edge of the lever 33 and also jerky motion imparted to the levers 33 from asahpusing for one end of the bent spring leaving engagement with the pinion-wheel52. 48, which,-as shown in Fig. 8, is rigidly se- The indicating cylinders or drums 43 will cured at one end to a bracket 49, formed on i be numbered from 0* to 9, inclusive, to 80 said segment. The bent springs 48 are rather i correspond with the columns of numbers 36 stout wire springs,.and they perform no func- {on the front plate 35 and also to correspond i'tiongdnrihg'thefturning upward of the seg i with the like numerals on the registering iiie'nts 41 to follow the levers B3-under the in wheels, 'said'indicating cylinders or, drums 43 fiuence of the springs 45; but said bent being mounted upon the transverse shaft 35 springs'48 do come into'use during the'jsurn- 53, extending transversely within the upper 2'0 ingdownward totheir initial-position of said I contracted portion of the register-easing segments 41-,.as hereinafter explained. 'inlline with the front openings or windows The actuating-levers turn freely upon 56, formed in the register-casing and illustheshaft4 4,andlikewise the segments4l turn trated in Figs. 1 and 3. The initial upward o freely upon said shaft. The said segments 41 motion of the levers 33 results in the turning 25 during their return to their frontward and of the indicating cylinders or drums 43 to downward position elfect, through the means bringthe .proper numerals in line with the hereinafter to be described, the registration, openings 56; but said numerals are concealed and during such return motion said segments by means of a-shutter 57 until such time as 5 leave the actuating-levers 33 in their then up the registering-wheels are set in motion to 3o ward position. effect registration, at which time the shutter The actuating-levers are each formed 57 is elevated to the position shown by dotted withthedownwardly-extendingarm 50,whose I llnesi-n-Flg. 6, whereby the numerals on said lower endis pivot-ally secured to a rack 42, cylinders or drums 43 and in 'line-with-the [00 Figs. 3, 5, and 6, having along its upper side openings 56 are exposed to the purchaser.

edge the teeth 51in mesh with-the pinion- The shutter 57 is a plain piece of metal of wheel 52, mgunted upon the shaft 53 for the proper width to close the openings 56 and is indicating cylinders ordruins 43,-eaeh of the\ secured to arms 58, mounted upon the shaft latter being furnished with the pinion-wheel 53 and connected together by a rod 59, Fig. :05 52 and, with this pinion-wheel, being free to '5, whereby said arms 55' mayhave a simulta- 4o revolve upon the said shaft 53 when actuated neous motion and 'move upward or bring by arack-bar 42, one of the latter being prodownward the shutter 56.- The rod 59 has vided foreach of said drums. The upward connected with it the rod 60, Figs. 5 and 6,, motion of eachlcver 33 thus elfccts the proper whose lower end is pivotally secured to the 1 1o setting ofit-s codperating segment-ll and :tls 0, lever-arm (51, fulcrumed upon the shaft 44,

through a rack-bar 42, the proper turning of but substantially.l'ree of said shaft. The its codpe'rating indicating cylinder or drum lower end of the rod 00 carries the suspended 43. The rack-bar42 has a substantially verstop-plate 62, which is formed with the vertical movementand is guided at its upper tical slot 63, Fig.6, through which passes the r portion by the bifurcated end of the guidingrod or shaft (3 4. When the shutter 57 moves bar 54, one guiding-bar54being provided for to its lower or concealing position, it will" 'each rack-bar ,42. The guiding-bar 54 is rigthere be arrested by the contact of the stopidly secured at'its lower end and retains at plate 5". (at the uppcrend of its slot (53) with its upper end the rack-ham) in proper alincthe shaft 5 l, and when the shutter 57 is moved rzo ment with and in near relation to its coiipcrto its upper or exposing position (indicated 4.55 atingpinion-wheel 5:. without binding unduly by dotted lines in Fig. (i) it will be prevented against the rear edges of said rack-bar. The from passing upward unduly by the contact teeth 51 of the rack-bar 42 are pressed into of the stop-plate 02 (at the lower end ofits the teeth of the gear-wheel 524) means of a slot 63) with the shaft (34, as denoted by 125 flexed spring 55, Fig. 0, whose upper end is dotted lines in Fig. 6. The plate 62 is thus constantly against the rear edges of said racka stop-plate to prevent any undue downward bar. Under gentle handling of the levers motion of the shutter 57 and also to prevent,

to actuate the indicating cylinders or drums .under any undue application of force, any

43 the springs 55 might be sui'licient to re ain excessive upward motion of the shutter57; the teeth 51 of thcf rack-bars 42 in 'engagc- The moving upward of the shutter 57 at the ment with the pinion-wheels 52; but under time of registration is clfeclcd by the rotation rough handling of the register or under some of the shaft 44 under the action of the ex impulsive mot-ions given to the actnating-leposed operating crank or handle 65 during sissrAvAnAsL the turning of the latter downward from its normal vertical position (shown by full lines in Fig. 2) to its lower position, (shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2,) in which position said lever 65 reaches a permanent stop 66, provided to arrest it. The exposed crank or handle 65 is securedupon the exposed outer end of the shaft 44, and upon said shaft 44 is secured the loop or stirrup 67, as shown more xgclearly'in Figs. 5 and 6, which when said shaft 44 is turned upward and toward the left (looking at Fig. 6) will come into contact with the front projecting short arm 68 of the leverarm 61 and move the same downward,whereby the rear end of said arm 61 is positively turned upward to move the rod 60 and shutter 57 upward, the said'shutter thus reaching its upper position and exposing the numerals on the cylinders or drums 43 in line with the windows or openings 56.

"It will thus be understood that during the.

upward motion of the actuating-levers 33 the rack-bars 42 are moved downward to turn the indicating cylinders or drums 43 and that thereafter and during. the registration the shaft-44 will carry its loop 67 against the short end or arm 68 of the lever-arm 61 and cause the latter, through the intermediate mechanism, to elevate the shutter 57, so as to expose at the openings or windows 56 the numerals brought in line with the said windows by the upward motion of the levers 33. After the shutter 57 has been moved to its upper open position (shown by dotted lines Fig. 6) it will there be held until, under the motion of the cylinders or drums 43, the means supporting said shutter in its open position are acted upon and the shutterallowed to drop. The means which support the shutter 57 in its .upper position is the arm 69, Figs. 4, 5, and 6,"wh ich extends upward from the transverse bar 70, the latter liaving its ends loosely mounted in rather free openings in the end frames 71, Fig. 4, supporting the interior mechanism of the register. The bar 70 and arm 69 are in one integral piece cutfrom a piece of sheet metal, and said bar 70, being freely mounted at its ends in the side frames 7], is permitted to have a limited axial or rocking motion. The upper end of the arm 69 of the bar 70 is formed with the lip 72, Fig. 5, which when said arm 69 tilts frontwardly will pass below the rod 59, connecting the arms 58 of said shutter 57, and then' hold said shutter in its upper or open position. When the arms 58 and connecting-rod 59, with the shutter 57, are in their lower position, the arm 69 of the bar 70 will rest against said counecting-rod 59, and when the rod 59 moves upward the arm 69 will continue to rest against said rod 59 until the latter passes above the upper end of said arm, and thereupon the arm 69, not receiving any further support-from the rod 59, will tilt frontward slightly, and the lip 72 of the said arm 69 will pass under the rod 59 and prevent said rod 59 and the shutter 57 from'dcscending'until turned lips 74, provided on the upper edge of the bar 70 in position to be met bythe pins 73 during the turning of the cylinders or drums 43, as more clearly indicated in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. The pins 73 extend inward from the side faces of the cylinders or drums 43, and the lips 74 extend upward in line with said pins, and the said lips 74 are inclined, as

illustrated in Fig. 6, so as to form surfaces against which the pins 73 may act whether the cylinders or drums 43 are turned in one direction or in the reverse direction. It may be assumed for purposes of explanation that the shutter 57is in its upper position and that the upper end or lip 72 of the arm 69 is below the connecting-rod 59 of the shutter mechanism; Under these conditions the shutter 57 will be held in its upper position supported upon the said lip 72 of the arm 69. If any of the actuating-levers 33 are moved to indicate a further sale, the rack-bars 42, through the pinions 52, will set the indicating-cylinders or drums 43in motion and in doing so cause said cylinders or drums to move one or more of the pins 73 against the upturned lip or lips 74 of the bar 70 and tilt said bar rearwardly, whereby the arm 69 is caused at its upper end to move rearwardly free of the connecting-rod 59, thus leavingthelatter unsupported and permitting the shutter 57 to descend by gravity.

It will thus be apparent that upon a sale of goods having been effected the actuating-levers 33 will be moved upward and that the upward movement of the same will cause the rackbars 42 to impart the proper motion to the indicating cylinders 0r drums .43; that thereafter the operation of registering under the action of the exposed crank or handle 65 will result in the upward motion of the arm 'or rod 60 to elevate the shutter 57; that the shutter will remain in its upper exposed position until the arm 69 is removed as a sup- ICC port therefrom, and that the removal of the arm 69 as a supportholding-the shutter 57in its open position only occurs when the levers 33 are again moved, and the cylinders or drums 43 thus caused to carry their pins 73,

against the upturned lips 74 of the bar 70, whereby the arm 69 is tilted rearward and carried from below the connecting-rod 59 of the shutter mechanism, the shutter 57 at that time being allowed to fall of its own gravity.

The rotation of the shaft 44 by means of the exposed crank or handle 5 to effect registra tion and cause the loop 7 on the said shaft to contact with theshort arm 68 of the lever 61 for the purpose of causing the rod 60 to ascend and elevate the shutter 57 to its open BE STAVAIL COP position having been described, it may be well here to note that the said loop '67 also contacts with and drives (1 ownward the short arm 75 of the locking arm or latch 76, which is I supported upon the said shaft 44 in near relation to the aforesaid lever 61, as illustrated more clearly in Figs. 5 and 6. The lower-end of the lever or latch-arm 76 is adapted to engage the shoulder 77, formed on the cash drawer-31,and to thereby lock said drawer in its closed position. When the loop 67 on the shaft- 44-presses downward on the short arm 75 of the latch 7 6, the latter becomes elevated fromth'e shoulder 77 of the cash-drawer 31, and the said cash-drawer will at that time, having become freed, be moved outward to its open position by the action of the coiled spring 32. Thus the forward-and-downward rotation of the shaft 44 by means of the exposed crank or handle results not only in the registration being effected, as hereinafter explained, but also in the elevation of the shutter 57 and the unlocking of the cashdrawer. The lever 61 and latch-arm 76 are clearly illustrated as to their outline in Fig. .6,and'at their shank end the said lever 61 and latch-arm 76 areforrned with recesses, substantially in the shape'of an inverted U, to freely pass upon the s'a'id'shaft 44 and into grooves cutin said shaft to receive them, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 6. The loop 67 is applied upon the shaft 44 after the lever 61 and latch-arm 76 have been applied in position, and the said loop 67 thus operates to retain the lever 61 and latch-arm 76 in proper position and also at the proper time to actuate the same, as hereinabove explained. In the absence of the loop 67 the lever 61 and latch-arm 76 would have no motion during the rotation of the shaft 44.

Having described hereinbefore that the ac-- tuating or setting levers 33 when moved upward operate the indicating cylinders or drums 43 and that thereafter the rotation of the shaft 44' toward the front and downward by means of the exposed crank or handle 65 results in effecting the proper registration,

the elevation of the shutter 57,and the unlock- -ing of the cash-drawer 3], it will now be appropriate to explain the mechanism by which during said action of the shaft 44 the registration is accomplished. It has been hereinbefore' described that upon the shaft 44 is freely mounted the series of segments 41, which under the action of the springs 45 are caused to automatically follow the levers 33 during the upward movement ofthe latter,

the said segments contacting with the edges of the levers dnrihg the upward movement of the latter. The npward motion of the levers 33 results in the setting of the segments 41 in the proper predetermined position in accordance with the amount to be registered, and the registration is effected during the return motion of the segments'etl to their lower or initial position, this return motion being said shaft 79.

effected by the rotation of the shaft 44 under the action of the exposed crank or handle 65.

The registering-wheels are numbered 78 and are freely mounted upon the shaft 79, which is parallel with and substantially directly over the main actuating-shaft 44. The shaft 79 is mounted in the front ends of arms 80, Figs. 7 and 8,which extend forwardly from the rock-shaft 81, the said rock-shaft 81 car rying said arms 80 and the latter carrying the The shaft 81 is adapted to have a rocking motion, as hereinafter explained,

so that at the proper time the shaft 79 may be moved downward for the purpose of carrying the pinion-wheels 82 thereon into engagement with the segments 41. Thepinions 82 are each connected with one of the registering-wheels 78 and also with a gear-wheel 83, the said wheels being arranged in sets, each set comprising a pinion-wheel 82, a gearwheel 83, and a registering-wheel 78, the said three wheels of each set being connected together and freely revoluble upon the shaft 79, which-has no rotation. Each of the gearwheels 83 is minus one tooth, whereby, as shown in Fig. 8, a blank space 84 is formed in its periphery. Above and somewhat to the rear of the shaft 79 is mounted the shaft 85, upon which is rigidly mounted the series of gear-wheels 86, the latter being for engagement with the gear-wheels 83 on the shaft 7 9 and being utilized for the purpose of retnrning all of the registering-wheels 78 toj their zero position. the shaft 85 and only rotate when the shaft too 85 is operated by means of the exposed-handle v or knob 87, which, as illustratediin Figs. 1,2

and 7, projects outward beyond the side of the register casing 30; Thus the} registeringwheels 7 8 are rotated to register by the engagement of the segments 41 with the pinions 82 and du'ring'the movement of said segments to their'downward position,and said registeringwheels 78 may at the proper time be restored to their zero position by the engag ment of the gear-wheels 83 with the gear-wl' els S6, and. during the rotation of said gear-wheels 86 by the manual rotation of the shaft 85 by means of the knob orhandle 87. The segments 41 can only act upon the pinion-wheels 82 when the shaft 79 is lowered to bring said pinion wheels 82 into engagement with said segments 41,

and the gear-wheels 86 can only be utilized in connection with the gear-wheels 83 to restore the registering-wheels 78 to their zero position when the shaft 79 is in its upper posigear-wheels 83 and 86 interrnesh withone another. When the gear-wheels 83 are in their upper position, it will be seen that the rotation of the gear-wheels 86 will result in the turning of all of the registering-wheels 78 until the blank spaces 84 of the gear-wheels 83 come into alineinent with the gear-wheels 86 and that at such time the continued motion of the gear-wheels 86 will have no influence tion, (shown in l ig.8,) in' which position the seer-A tion for Letters Patent of the United States,

Serial No. 721,410, filed June 22, 1899, and hence the said features are not separately claimed herein and will not require further deseriptiom'except to phint ont'the means provided in the register shown in this application for preventing any undue momentum of the registering-wheels 78 from carrying .saidwheels beyond their zero position, and these means are indicated in Fig. 8, in which.

it will be seen that each pinion wheel 82 is accompanied by a dog '87, which bringsl' p against a stop 88 when the registering-herds 78 attain their initial or zero position.

The dogs 87 can only contact with the stops 88 when the'shaft 79, carrying'the registeringwheels 78, is in its upper position, (shown in Fig. 8,) since when said shaft 79 is in its lower position, as shown in Fig.10, the dogs 87 will be below the stops 88. The dogs 87 revolve with the pinions 83 and registering-wheels 78, and the stops 88 are simply in the nature of lugs depending downward from the transverse frame 89, which extends transversely above the registeringavheels 78, as shown in Figs. 8 and 10, and is formed with the elongated slot 90, 'which constitutes a spy-hole through which the owner of the register at the proper time may read the registerin g-wheels 78: NVhen the registering-wheels 78 are at their zero position, the ciphers on the registering-wheels will. appear in line with and below the elongated slot 90. The frame 89 will cover all of the numerals on the registeringwhecls 78, with the exception of those directly below the elongated slot or opening 90, and hence the said frame 89, having the elongated slot or opening 90, constitutes a convenient means for enabling the owner of the register to easily read the registering-wheels 78.

Since I have been describing the setting backof the registering-wheels 78 to their zcro position and the reading of said registerin g-wlieels by the owner of the register, it may be well here to call attention to the fact that in order to read the registering-wheels 78 the hinged door 91, provided in the front of the register-casing, mustbe unlocked and opened. It is my purpose that the ownerof the regis; ter shall alone possess the key by which the lock securing the door 91 in its closed position may be operated. When the door 91 is opened to its inward position, (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3,) the ownerof the register may inspect the registering-wheels 78 by looking throughthc elongated slot or opening 90. After reading the rcgistering-wheels 7 8 the LABLE r305 owner of theregister should return the reg istering-wheels 78 to their zero position, and this he will do by the rotation of the shaft and pinion-wheels 86 in the manner herein before described. The shaft 85 and pinionwheels 86 can only be rotated when the door 91 is in its open position, since said door is provided with an arm 92, which when the door is in its closed position contacts with the front end of the dog 93, Fig. 3, and holds its detent down against one of the wheels 86, whereby the wheels 86 and theirshaft 85 are locked in stationary position. Thus when the door 91 is open the owner of. the register may inspect the registering-wheels and make a memorandu m of the amount registered up to that time, and thereupon, the door 91 then being free of the dog 93, he may by operating the shaft 85 and pinions 86 restore the registering-wheels 78 to their zero position.

I have described hereinbefore that during the upward motion of the actuating or setting lev'els 83 the segments 41 follow said levers under the-force of the springs 45, connected with the arms 46, extending rearward from said segments. When the actuating or set ting levers 83 are moved upward toset or permit the setting of the segments 41, the shaft 79, carrying the pinion-wheels 82 and registering-wheels 78, is in its upward position, (shown in Fig. 8,) and the next step in the operation of the machine necessary to be performed will be the lowering of said shaft 79, so that its pinion-wheels 82 may pass into mesh with the said segments 41, as indicated in Fig. 10. The mechanism for thus lowering the shaft 79 is probably more clearly illustrated in Figs.-7, 8, and 15, and this mechanism is initially set in motion by the operator in pulling the crank or handle 65 from its vertical position (shown in Fig.2) to its lower position. (Shown bydottedlines inFig.2.) Upon the end of the shaft 81, carrying the arms 80, which support the shaft 79, is provided the arm 94, which is normally under the tension of a'spring 95, which tends to pull downward on the arm 94,'and thereby turn the shaft 81 to move the registering-wheel shaft 79 to its upward position. The arm 94 carries the adjustable stop screw 96, .whose lower end bears upon the upper edge of a plate 97, which is loosely hung upon the shaft 81- and which is iiorinally kept against the stop-screw. 96 by means of a pivoted dog 98,

which is mounted upon the pin 99, carried by a plate 100, which is also loosely hung u pen the said shaft 81. The plate 100, through the dog 98, retains the plate 97 normally against the stop 96 of the arm 94, and said plate 100 is normally held in rigid'position by the eontactof a roller-101, mounted on said pin 99, with a segment-cam 102, rigidly secured upon the end of the main shaft 44, which shaft at its outer end receives the aforesaid crank or handle 65. The segment or cam 10' is provided with a pin 103, which at the proper time will contactwith the pivoted dog BESTAVAILABLE COP? 98 and trip the same from the plate 97, allowing the plate 97 to descend or turn downward and leaving the spring 95 free to draw the arm 94 downward, and thereby more theregistering-wheel shaft 7 9 u pward.

The segment or cam 102 on the shaft 44, when the exposed crank or handle 65 is turned to its stop 66, Fig. 2, the segment or cam 102 on the shaft 44 will be carried upward-and rearward lower position, operates through the intermediate mechanism and against the stress of the spring 95 to elevate the rear end of the arm ,94 and turn the arms 80, carrying the registering-wheel shaft 79, to their lower position, whereby the pinions 82, connected with the registering-wheels 78, are brought into engagement with the segments 41', as indicated I .in Fig. 10. \Vhen the crank or handle 55 is turned forward and downward toward its and will press against the roller 101,'carried by-the plate 100, and cause said plate to be v action of the crank or handle 65 is to lower the pinions 82, connected with the registering-wheels, into engagement with the then elevated segments 41. The continued forward and downward motion of thecrank or handle 65 results in the roller 101 leaving the recess 104 of the segment 102- and in the curved periphery 105 of said segment 102 riding against said rollee 101 with a substantially uniform pressure.

' cry 105 of the segment 102 is riding against the roller 101 the crank or handle is operating, through the intermediate means to be hereinafter described, to return the segments 41 to their initial position, the said segments 41 turning downward and frontward and sweeping against the pinions S2 of the registering-wheels 78, whereby said registeringwheels 78 are turned a distance corresponding with the distance traveled by the seg ments 41. After the segments41 have reached theirlower position the registration will then have been effected and it will be desirable for the shaft 79, carrying the registeringwheels 78,'to return to its upward position, and this result is accomplished at the time mentioned-that is, after the segments 41 have reached their lowerposition and registration has been eifected-by the contact of the pin 103, carried by the segment 102, with the pivoted dog 98. The contact of the pin 103 with the front end of the dog 98 results in said dog .being turned on its pin 99and being thereby relieved from the plate 97, thus leaving said plate 97'unrestrained and 'free to descend under the pressure brought thereonby the While the periphspring 95, acting through the arm 94 and stopscrew' 96. When the dog 98 is thus relieved from the plate 97, the spring 95 will be left free to actand will pull downward on the rear end of the arm 94 and turn, the arms 80, carried by the shaft 81, to their upward position. (Shown in Fig. 8.) The descent of the plate 97 under the action of the spring 95 (when the dog 98 releases said plate) is limited by means of a plate 106, which, as shown in Fig. 8, is pivotally secured to the plate 97 andsatits lower end straddles a rod 107, the lower. end' of the plate 106 being slotted to pass upon said rod 107. In- Fig. 8 the stop-plate 106 is shown in its lower position; but since the lower end of said plate is slotted it mayascend with the plate 97 when the registering-wheel shaft 79 isinoved downward to' its lower position. Thus after theregistration has been eifected the pin 103 of the segment 102 will" Y free the dog 98 and allow the spring to elevate-the registering-wheel shaft 79 to its upward position, carrying the pinions 82 entirely free of the segments 41 and leaving said segments 41 free to be again elevated upon a subsequent sale being made. The downward motion of the plate 97 under the action of the.

spring 95 also results in the ringing of the gong or hell l08,by means of the hammer 109,

whose rod 110 is pivoted upon the plate in position to be acted upon bya pin 111, carr-ied by the plate 97. When the plate 97 quickly descends under the impulse of the spring 95, its pin 111 will moveagainst the short arm of the rod and cause the hammer 109-to ascend-and strike the bell or gong 108. After the pin 103 hastripped the dog '98 to allow the spring 95 to restore the 'regis' tering-wheel shaft 79 to its 'upward. position the exposed crank or handle 65 will hereturned to its normal vertical position, and

while moving to that position said crank or handle 65 will reverse the motion-of the main shaft 44 and move the segment 102 to its lower normal position, (shown in Fig. 8,) atsueh time the pin 103-reeeding from the dog 98 and the.

roller 101, carried by the plate 100, riding on the periphery 105 of said segment or cam 102 until said roller 101 passes into the recess 104 of said segment or cam 102. When the roller 101 reaches and passes into the recess 104 of the segment or cam 102, the plate 100 will then have been restored to its normal lower position and the spring 112 will operate to turn the rear end of the dog 98 into the recess provided for it in the lower front edge of the plate 97, the parts being thus restored to their original normal position preparatory to beingagain acted upon during the subsequent registration of the amount of another sale.

The mechanism for normally holding the registering-wheel shaft 79in its elevated position and the means for lowering said shaft 79, so as to carryits pinion-wheels 82 into ens 6 LABLE COPE free ends 115, Fig. 8, of the flexed springs 48,

hereinbefore referred to, carried by the segements4l. Aftert-he segments 41 have reached their proper upward posi/tion and the regisistering-whcels 78 have been lowered the continued motion of the exposed crank or handle to-its lower horizontal position causes the.shaft 44 to turn the pins 113 against the said inner ends of the springs 48 and by pressing on said springs return the segments 41 to their normal downward position, said segments 41 during this movement operating through the pinions 82 to rotate the registering-wheels 78. The pins 113 constitute the element connected with the shaft 44, by which during the turning of said shaft the segments ,41 are restored to their normal downward position. The springs 48 are of stout texture and are strong enough when contacted with by the pins 113 to move the segments 41 to their normal downward position. The shaft 4-4 after the segments 41. reach their normal downward position has a slight further motion, and during this slight f urthcr motion of this shaft 44 under the action of the crank or handle 65 the pins 113, continuing to press against the springs 48, drive the free ends 115 of said springs slightly downward, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. This slight further motion of the pins 113 after the segments 41 have reached their normal downward position is utilized at the proper time for effecting the carrying from one registerwheel to another.- The segments 41 are furnished with movable stops, hereinafter described, for checking them (when carrying is not to be done) when they reach their normal downward position, and hence the further movement of the pins 113 against the springs 48 will under such condition press the springs 48 and not affect the segments 41; .but in the construction hereinafter described I provide means for freeing the said stops which check the motion of the segments 4 1 when they reach their normal downward position, so that when it is necessary to carry from one regis: tor-wheel to another the said segments 41 may move a distance of one tooth downward below their normal position, so as to ciTect the carrying. \Vhen the said segments 41 are freed from their stops, so as to make this slight extra movement below theinnormal position, the pressure of the pins 113 does not then compress the springs 48, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 10, but in lieu of such compression moves the spring and segment 41 the slightfarther distance necessary to effeet the carrying, this distance being equal to the space of one tooth of the segment.

. I will now describe the means for checking the segments 41 when they reach their normal downward position and means for relieving said check and permitting said segments 41 to have a slight further downward motion when it is desired to carry from one registering-wheel 78 to another, and first I will refer to the dogs 116, which rotate with the registering-wheels. These dogs 116 are simply metallic arms, one being provided for each pinion 82, connected with the registering-wheels 78. The dogs 116 may for convenience, as they are here illustrated, be formed in one piece with the dogs 87, since both the dogs 116 and dogs 87 have a connection with the registering-wheels 78 and rotate with said wheels. The dogs 116 have but one purpose to accomplish, and that is to upon each complete rotation of a registering -wheel pass against and move outward a spring latch or pawl 117 from its normal position (shown by full lines in Fig. 10) to its inoperative position. (illustrated by dot-ted lines in Fig. 10.) When the latch 11? is moved outward to its inoperative position, it becomes freed from the front end of a lever-arm 118, mounted upon the transverse rock-shaft 81. The lever 118 is connected by rods 119 and 120 with a lever 121, also mounted upon said shaft 81 and forming, with the lever 118, a connected frame. The rod 119 has connected with it a. spring 122, which pulls downward and operates to normally throw the front ends of the levers 118 and 121 upward, said front ends of the levers 118 and 121 being only held in their downward position by the engagement of the lateh117 with the lever 118. The lever 121 substantially corresponds throughout its upper part with the lever 118, but at the front end of its upper portion possesses the pin 123, which passes within the outline of the segment 41, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10, and serves as a stop for checking the segment 41 when the latter has reached its normal lower position. It will be observed upon reference to Fig. 10 that the pin 123 when the levers 118 and 121 are in their lower position occupies one relation to the segment 41 and that when the said pin is in saidposition it prevents the segment 41 when in its normal downward position from having any further movement downward, any further movement of the main shaft 44 and pins 113 atsuch time only resulting, so far as the segments 41 are concerned, in compressing the springs 48 in the manner indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10. When, however, the latch 117 has been moved outward by the dog 116 from its engagement with the lever 118, the spring 122 tu me the levers 118 and 129 upward, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 10, and thereby the pin 123, carried by the lever 121, is moved forward in advance of itsprevious normal position, and when the pin 1.2;) is in this po- 

